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ball of eider down, situated immediately at the anterior edge 

 of the pouch above described, and continued on from its 

 substance. 



" The examination of the mole-cricket has added, as appears 

 from the description of the parts, another exception in the case 

 of the female as well as the male, to the general statement, that 

 in insects the sexual organs pass out by the anus. Cuvier men- 

 tions, as the only exceptions to this law, the Juli and Libellulae." 



" Dimensions of a full-grown Mole-cricket. 



Length of the body from the extremity of the lip to the inche». 



extremity of the vent 2-0 



Length of the head 0-165 



thoracic division 4 0*5 



. abdominal division 1'33 



Breadth of the thorax 0-5 



— — abdomen 0*5 



Length of the antennae of the head 0*825 



caudal antennae 0*666 



■ whole alimentary canal 2*0 



' esophagus 0*5 



Length from the crop to the great intestine 0*5 



Length of the great intestine TO" 



XI. Further Observations on Planarice. By J. R. Johnson, 

 MD. FRS. (See Annals for April, 1825.) 



XII. On the Influence of Nerves and Ganglions in producing 

 Animal Heat. By Sir Everard Home, Bart. VPRS. (Commu- 

 nicated by the Society for the Improvement of Animal Che- 

 mistry.) 



XIII. An Essay on Egyptian Mummies; with Observations on 

 the Art of Embalming amongthe Ancient Egyptians. By A. B. 

 Granville, MD. FRS. &c. 



The problem of the method really pursued by the ancient 

 Egyptians in the preparation of their mummies, which has so 

 long been an opprobrium Antiquariorum, appears to have been 

 completely solved by Dr. Granville. We have already given 

 some notice (see Annals for June, 1825), of his researches on the 

 subject detailed in this paper, from which, as introductory to the 

 extracts subjoined, our readers will acquire a correct knowledge 

 Of the principal results of the investigation. We commence with 

 the external appearances of the mummy which Dr. G. dissected. 



" The mammae must have been large during life, for they were 

 found to extend as low down as the seventh rib, against which 

 they are closely pressed by the arms passing over them. But 

 on lifting the latter, the breasts themselves were raised with 

 little exertion. Of these organs there remain, of course, little 

 more than the integuments, which are of considerable thickness, 

 and exhibit the nipples with their surrounding areolai in a per- 

 fectly distinct manner. 



